Multiculturalism from Late Antiquity to Modernity, 18th Annual CBOMGS Postgraduate Colloquium, University of Birmingham, June 3, 2017

We are pleased to announce the Call for Papers for the 18th annual postgraduate colloquium in the Centre for Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies at the University of Birmingham, UK. Multiculturalism is a concept which is present in modern everyday life but also extremely relevant to the past. Empires by their very nature are multicultural constructs and while a great deal of scholarship looks at how minorities were treated or survived throughout history this colloquium is interested in the places in which cultures interact.

This colloquium will focus on cultural, social and religious interactions in all spheres of life from armed conflict to diplomacy and cultural assimilation. Suggested topics include, but are not limited to:

• Multiculturalism        
• Diplomacy    
• Diaspora        
• Segregation
• Urbanism      
• Identity         
• Inclusiveness             
• Community
• Warfare         
• Trade             
• Insularity              
• Captive narratives

Papers of approximately 20 minutes related to any of the fields covered by Byzantine, Ottoman and Modern Greek Studies are welcome.